have more chins than Chinatown

verb

To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").

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Meanings

verbhave more chins than Chinatown (third-person singular simple present has more chins than Chinatown, present participle having more chins than Chinatown, simple past and past participle had more chins than Chinatown)

present singular third person has more chins than Chinatown · participle present having more chins than Chinatown · participle past had more chins than Chinatown · past had more chins than Chinatown · alternative have got more chins than Chinatown

  1. humorousoffensiveTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").

    All physical types work in commercials. Perhaps you're so large that Richard Simmons won't deal you a meal and your photo has to be taken from satellite. Maybe your body has more nooks and crannies than an English muffin and you have more chins than Chinatown.

    2005, Tom Logan, “The Importance of Commercials”, in Acting in the Million Dollar Minute: The Sequel

Origin

A pun on the word chin and the common Chinese surname Chin. The phrase was popularised by the American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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APA

have more chins than Chinatown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20more%20chins%20than%20Chinatown

MLA

“have more chins than Chinatown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20more%20chins%20than%20Chinatown. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have more chins than Chinatown,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20more%20chins%20than%20Chinatown.

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